Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Ivan & Alyosha at Mercury Lounge in 2011 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Seattle folk pop band Ivan & Alyosha are releasing a new album, It's All Just Pretend, on May 4 via Dualtone, and the anthemic lead single... more info

KEXP Seattle — Shut eyes, wide mouth, brow furrowed -- lead singer Tim Wilson’s face reads passion. If there was any doubt about his care for the songs he sings with the five-piece band Ivan & Alyosha, just take a moment to look at his visage. The band, one of th... more info

KEXP Seattle — Seattle band Ivan & Alyosha, in the lineage of local powerhouses the Head and the Heart and the Fleet Foxes, are masters of the bright, jangly guitars, tight, soaring harmonies and steady kick-drum rhythms. But there is something distinct about them,... more info

USA Today Music — "Here we are now," the cheerleaders in the Seattle band's clip seem to say. "Entertain us." more info

KEXP Seattle — After years of extensive touring, Seattle band Ivan & Alyosha released a new album called All the Times We Had. The group celebrated its release by hanging with DJ Cheryl Waters earlier this year and playing a live set at the KEXP studios. “I want ... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Video of the DayArtist: Ivan & Alyosha Video: "Running For Cover" Highlight: "It was so much fun to get back into Avast!" lead vocalist & acoustic guitarist Tim Wilson tells Spinner. "One of our favorite places anywhere to record, great ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Night Beds (not to be confused with Night Beats or Night Birds) aka Winston Yellin is the newest signee to Dead Oceans (A Place To Bury Strangers, Tallest Man on Earth, etc.) and he'll release a 7" single on... more info

Altsounds — In a year, which has seen the band play more than 150 shows, Ivan & Alyosha are wrapping up 2011 on tour with Hey Rosetta! in Canada and the Eastern US. Additionally, the band is preparing to record their debut full-length album and in advance of ... more info

Music For Ants — The Channing-Murray Foundation (home of the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Champaign-Urbana) was a perfect setting for Ivan & Alyosha’s exuberant gospel-folk tunes. I ran over as soon as Cut Copy ended to check out the five-piece band from Seattl... more info

Altsounds — Continuing a year of high profile touring which has paired them with *Aimee Mann, Lucinda Williams, John Vanderslice* and *The Low Anthem*, among others, *Ivan & Alyosha* are currently captivating audiences on their second run of shows with *Brandi C... more info